Moon over the Bay (Moonlit Nights) (7 page)

Damn, he
could die a happy man now. Jess felt as magnificent as he dreamed she would.
She felt soft and curvy beneath him even as her body gripped his cock like a
fist made of hot silk. He held still a moment to give her time to adjust but
also to calm his nerves. He knew this wouldn’t take long, but he needed her
with him the whole way.

Gripping
her hips, Nathan pulled his knees up and raised her pelvis at the same time,
allowing him deeper penetration. Jess’s hands gripped his thighs, and her legs
wrapped around his waist as he thrust into her with sure, solid strokes. She
was panting and mewling with each thrust and her skin glistened with sweat.

Nathan felt
the build-up of his oncoming orgasm, so he moved one hand and found her clit
with his thumb. She threw her head back and let out a wail of ecstasy when he
made quick hard circles around her clit. As her orgasm washed over her, her
pussy clamped down on Nathan so hard that he was coming before he even realized
what had happened. His vision blurred, and he was panting as she milked
everything he had out of him. Never had an orgasm been pulled from him like
that
.
Nathan was a little stunned by the revelation.

He rolled
them to their sides when he fell, so he was lying on the bed next to her. Both
were covered in sweat and trying to catch their breath. Nathan felt hazy and
warm all over as if he had drunk a whole bottle of scotch, and he couldn’t open
his eyes even if he wanted to. Minutes ticked by, and eventually he summoned up
enough energy to run his hand up and down the thigh Jess still had hooked
around him.

“Holy
shit,” she murmured. His thoughts exactly!

Jess made a
sound, and Nathan looked over thinking she was choking. He found instead that
she was trying to choke back laughter! She started by covering her mouth, but
it quickly turned into a giggling fit before all out belly laughing. Her joy
was contagious, but he had no idea what was so funny.

“I hope we
aren’t laughing about my prowess just now.” He chuckled as he rested his head
on his hand and looked down at her from his side. He admired the way her
breasts swayed with her laughter and how her legs looked still incased in her
stockings.

“Oh, that is not what I’m
laughing about, at all. I’m laughing because I’ve had the best sex in my entire
life, and I’m still thinking about my dress that is in shreds on the floor.”
She covered her face with her hands. After a deep breath she looked over at him
and must’ve seen his confusion.

“That dress cost almost double
what this entire trip cost, including four plane tickets and three hotel rooms.
I may be from a rich family, but I’m not wasteful.” Jess smiled.

Ah, Nathan understood now. He had
ruined one of her pricey items. Just another thing driving home how different
they were. She probably had a whole closet full of designer dresses. He was
never frivolous with money, even though he had six figures in his bank account
and his portfolio would make some men cry. He still drove his six-year-old
Mustang; it was something he splurged on and had worked for, so it was special.
Nathan understood the value of a dollar thanks to growing up with a
drug-addicted mother. He quickly shook those thoughts away and refocused on his
bedmate.

“I’m sorry about the dress, but I
couldn’t wait to get you naked. Looks like I did a bad job of that it seems,”
he said as he sat up and moved down the bed where he started to remove her
garter belt.

“I’m definitely not complaining,”
Jess mumbled as she stretched out like a sated kitten. Nathan ran his fingers
along the inside of the lace tops of her stockings before slowly sliding them
down and kissing every inch of newly bared skin. By the time he had both
stockings off, Jess was panting again and arching her back.

“In my haste to get you naked, I
neglected to worship your flawless skin. This, however, is a mistake I’m going
to rectify this very minute.” Jess laughed at the formal voice Nathan was
using. He spent the next several hours, however, doing just as he promised.

Jess woke
as the room started to lighten with the morning sun. She took a mental note of
her sore spots while Nathan slept wrapped around her. His arm was over her
waist and cupping her breast while his legs were pressing against the back of
hers, their feet tangled. The previous evening flashed through her mind, the
man was a masterful lover, and she realized how very pitiful and lacking her
sex life had been prior to last night.

Along with the memories of
mind-blowing sex came the memories that Nathan had shared of his childhood.
He’d seemed surprised when she asked, but after some time he told her about his
single mother who loved self-medicating due to the loss of his father who had
died when Nathan was four. Being an only child made it was easy for him to do
his own thing. He managed to go to school every day on his own and make good
grades. He explained how he got into drama class at school and how he spent
time with the stage crew who taught him about computers. That would explain his
big setup back at the apartment in San Francisco when she first met him.

The glimpse Nathan had allowed
her of his painful past really helped change her view of his carefree, actor
personality. She realized it was all an act, something to use as a shield, but
it didn’t really matter anyway. This was just a fun thing, nothing serious. He
could still be using her for her family’s money, but the thought didn’t feel
right anymore. Either way, it was best to keep her distance from him.

Jess gently reached over and
grabbed her phone off the nightstand. She had resisted looking at it last
night, but wanted it within reach for the morning. Now an excited buzz ran
through her as she unlocked the screen and pulled up her email app. The icon
indicated she had over thirty emails! Trying to contain herself from wiggling
too much, she started to read.

A of couple hours later, she had
moved from the bed and was now sitting in a chair facing the window and looking
over her schedule. The emails she had received that morning had been fruitful,
and she had a whole list of things to talk about with Sadie. Jess knew she was
going to be as excited about the response to the show as she was.

“I’m glad to see you’re free for
the day,” Nathan said in a sleepy voice right next to her ear. Jess nearly
jumped out of her skin. He chuckled at her response.

“I’m sorry, Jess, I didn’t mean
to startle you.” He planted a kiss on the top of her head before taking a seat
next to her in all his naked and aroused glory. Not that she was complaining.
His smirk and her obvious gawking meant he didn’t mind it either.

“It’s okay. I was just daydreaming
as usual,” she said and looked down at her phone.

“You’re a daydreamer? I find that
surprising. Were you dreaming of some prince charming coming to recue you from
your ivory tower?”

Jess’s temper flared at yet
another comment about her being spoiled.

“Look, Nathan, it’s obvious that
you think I’m some spoiled brat, but I’m not. While I won’t say I hate my
parents’ money, I will say that I hate the pomp and circumstance that comes
with it. With my parents having the life they have, there were a lot of
holidays spent at parties with their so-called friends who had awful children I
was expected to play with. There were summers spent in various vacation homes
where the kids would laugh at my fair skin and red hair because I didn’t look
like the typical rich girl. I’m not saying my life was hard, but it sure as
hell wasn’t a cake walk.” Jess started to get up, but Nathan grabbed her wrist.

“Please stay. I’m sorry, I didn’t
mean it that way,” Nathan pleaded.

Jess could tell he was sincere
and relaxed.

“If you were so unhappy why
didn’t you say something to your parents?” he asked while still holding her
hand. He ran his thumb back and forth against her skin, causing tingles to
shoot up her arm.

“I did once, right before we were
going to the Hamptons for the summer. The look my dad gave me, it still haunts
me. After I told him about how I felt, he looked . . . sad,
maybe even defeated. His looked destroyed me so I told him I’d try harder to
make friends. His whole face lit up, and I wanted to make sure I did all I
could to make him look at me like that all the time. I got straight As and was
valedictorian. I always kept everything clean and never got into trouble.
Whenever I’d do some social thing he wanted and rubbed elbows with the people
he wanted, he’d smile. We’d talk about the business at dinner, and he’d be
animated and lively.” Her voice cracked as Nathan continued to caress her hand.

“When I told him I was going to
college to major in art history and not finance, he didn’t give me the look I
expected, the defeated one from before. He looked amused maybe? As if he knew I
hated doing all that networking but was surprised I had the nerve to do what I
wanted. Of course, he launched into how finance was the family business and
blah blah. Dad supported me as much as he could, but I had to compromise on a
few things. Not all of which were awful,” she said smiling.

“What about your mom? Did you
talk to her about any of it?”

“I did once when I was eight, but
she told me it was my ‘duty,’” Jess said as she used air quotes, “to make
friends and play nice. Just as it was her duty to be the perfect wife and be by
my dad’s side no matter what.” Jess shook her head as she recalled that day.
Her mom didn’t say perfect mother, just a wife. Other than making sure Jess fulfilled
family obligations, her mother never paid her any attention.

“You’re different than I
expected,” Nathan said as he kissed her fingers, one at a time. Her nipples
pebbled with excitement.

“You’re different than I
expected,” she murmured as she watched his tongue slide out to lick the space
between her fingers. Jess felt it all the way to her core. The man was a devil.
A naughty sex god of a devil, but a devil nonetheless.

“For instance, I’d never thought
I’d find you sitting here completely naked. Not that I am complaining of
course,” Nathan said as he made his way to his knees in front of her.

God, she could get lost in a man
like Nathan. Not only was he gorgeous on the outside but he was on the inside
too. He was a loyal friend and turned out to be a pretty decent person
considering his childhood. What kind of character did it take to put yourself
out there over and over again when looking for acting jobs, only to get
rejected more often than not? Their chemistry was off the charts, and after
their conversations last night, they shared a lot of the same interests. Nathan
was actually someone she’d be interested in having a relationship
with . . . if only things were different. Even if he wanted
more, it wouldn’t work with her being a rich girl and him being a poor boy.

The rest of her thoughts were
lost as a warm, wet mouth latched onto her breast. Her phone made a loud
clanking noise as it fell from her hand to the table. She used both hands to
grip Nathan’s hair and hold him right where he was. The man had a magic mouth,
hell, a magic everything. How would she ever go back to her battery-operated
boyfriend again?

_____

The two days they were in Chicago
flew by in a blur of excitement, accomplishment, and sex. Lots and lots of sex.
Jess had had more sex in the last two days than she’d had her entire life. She
was already sad it was over. She looked out the airplane window as they flew
home, and she couldn’t remember ever feeling so free or happy.

She’d found it so hard to keep
her feelings to herself after that amazing night with Nathan, but she wanted to
keep it secret. This thing with him wasn’t going anywhere—they were just
scratching their respective itches—so why get Sadie excited for her when
there was no future.

When the group had met up the next
afternoon, Jess had shared the exciting news about the outcome of the Chicago
show and the four had gone out to celebrate. It was hard to keep her hands off
Nathan, but it had been comforting to know he felt the same way. They’d barely
made it back to her room later that night before tearing off each other’s
clothes. The day after that, Sadie and Kyle had decided to take in the museums
while Jess said she had work to do. Nathan had said he knew a casting director
locally and was going to stay at the hotel. What they really ended up doing
brought a blush to Jess’s face.

Jess glanced at the seat next to
her where Nathan was pretending to be asleep. If she didn’t know how his face
really looked while sleeping, she’d never be able to tell the difference. But in
real sleep, his face relaxed and had an innocent quality, while now he held his
brows in a frown. She might have thought he was avoiding her, except that it
was the same look she noticed whenever he had been trying to behave when the
four of them were together, like that morning before heading to the airport.
She smiled because it obviously took a lot of concentration to control himself.

Watching Nathan now and
remembering all the touches and kisses, made her realize she could miss out on
something extraordinary if she let this man walk away from her. She’d spent
many nights talking to Sadie about her relationship with Kyle. Sadie had spoken
often of the longing and emptiness that had filled her and fueled her art for
so long. Now that she had everything she ever wanted, her work was better than
ever. So why couldn’t Jess have that?

Nathan was everything Jess could
want in a man. He was funny, sweet, thoughtful, and outrageously sexy. The only
drawback was not having a career. Unless he landed a big role, acting was a not
a means for paying the bills. Not that she personally had anything against it,
but the thought of him using her as an ATM still lingered in the back of her
mind. Between that and his constant calling her “princess,” she couldn’t forget
they had different upbringings.

She’d learned a hard lesson from
her college boyfriend. He’d driven off with a new car and designer clothes, and
she’d cried herself to sleep for months.

The thought of only seeing Nathan
casually from now on sent a wave of sadness through her. Kyle had offered him a
place to live if he wanted to leave LA, but why would he if he were trying to
pursue an acting career? And how would he support himself when Kyle left? What
would he do if he stayed here? The idea of having Nathan in her city and so
close made dirty images flash through her mind. Maybe she could convince him to
stay in San Francisco and convince him that there was more to her than her
money. Maybe he could just learn to like her for her.

_____

Nathan was sick of pretending he
was asleep. But if he were “awake” he’d have to look at her. It was bad enough
with his eyes closed; her scent seemed stronger and enveloped him like a warm
blanket straight out of the dryer. Hell, he could practically taste her if he
thought about it hard enough. Going there would make other things hard, and he
was on a plane for god’s sake.

Speaking of hard, Nathan had to
use all his control to not reach over and touch Jess. After a whole weekend of
being able to submerge himself in her, the fact he had to restrain himself now
was almost too much to bear. He thought that a weekend with her would have
satisfied his need, but it didn’t. Not even close. Jess was, in a word,
amazing. She was smart, which he had already known, but the depth of her wit
rivaled Kyle’s. She was sexy beyond words and had no idea she was, which added
an innocence to her beauty. But it was her sense of humor that killed him. Jess
could recite movie lines and make inappropriate comments out of the blue like
any guy he knew from college.

Even though they had agreed to a
casual weekend fling, he wasn’t sure a weekend would be enough because the
fiery little pixie was digging her way right into his heart. It wasn’t that he
was against love, but he wasn’t sure what he wanted out of life, and he didn’t
want to entangle himself with a woman and end up giving up his dream for
someone else. If and when he gave up his dream of winning an Oscar it was going
to be on his terms because he was ready to move on, not because he had to or someone
else wanted him to. Jess had dropped enough comments to show that she wasn’t
impressed by his career choice, so it wasn’t a stretch to imagine she would ask
him to give it up if things progressed, like some of the previous women in his
life had tried to do.

Nathan realized he’d been about
to make the decision himself before the trip to San Francisco the first time,
but he hadn’t been able to take that step then. It seemed like an obvious
choice, his acting career wasn’t so great, but he was excelling in his graphic
design business. He just wasn’t one-hundred percent on board yet to give up
something he’d wanted to do for the last ten years. Maybe a move to San
Francisco and the change in scenery would help recharge his batteries. He could
always fly down to Los Angeles for anything his agent thought would be worth
it; it was less than an hour flight time.

The flight attendant announced
their final descent, and Nathan could no longer pretend to be asleep. It was
time to face the woman who surprised him and brought out his need for more.
When he opened his eyes, she was looking at him with those gray eyes that
clouded his dreams when he was asleep. Jess gave him that shy smile and started
playing with her phone again before shutting it off to land. As he gazed at
Jess, Nathan thought maybe it was time to make a decision and find a new dream.